to substantiate

Examples

• All

• Outside sources, therefore, play a crucial role in substantiating the sagas' historical reliability.

  Academic text (1996)

• To others, these decisions cannot be substantiated on such a foundation.

  Academic text (2013)

• And the rest of it is just really there to substantiate the thing between the two.

  Evan Carmichael

• Its functions, taken together, substantiate its general education intent.

  Academic text (2009)

• Student confusion about the format and quality of information sources is substantiated by recent research.

  Academic text (2014)

• I feel that his opinion is valid in substantiating the character of Miss Lawson.

  Fiction book (1993)

• Whatever one opts for, the approach and analytical concepts to substantiate one's argument will differ.

  Academic text (2009)

• Stratification of wealth and the lack of affordability of information technology aid in substantiating the existence of the divide.

  Academic text (2007)

• Explore research and available materials; work smarter rather than harder by substantiating your practice with current research and collecting effective research-based materials and strategies to use within your teaching.

  Academic text (2013)

• The scientist provided data to substantiate her theory on climate change.

Synonyms

R

to realize

vsto substantiate

• US

142 2.7

To make an idea, plan, or wish become real

emphasizes making abstract things more concrete or established

E

to embody

vsto substantiate

104 5.1

Show an idea, quality or feeling in a clear visible way

leans more toward giving lasting substance or formal establishment

A

to actualize

vsto substantiate

• US

8 7.1

Make an idea or plan become real

focuses more on giving substance or establishing reality generally

R

to reify

vsto substantiate

• Formal

3 9.9

To think of an idea as a real thing

is genuinely making something real rather than just treating it as real

I

to incarnate

vsto substantiate

• Formal

1 7.0

Show an idea clearly in something you can see or touch

focuses on making things concrete or established rather than living embodiment

I

to instantiate

vsto substantiate

• Specialized

1 9.6

To show a general idea by giving a clear example

focuses on forming substance broadly rather than only illustrating by example

C

to concretize

vsto substantiate

• US

1 7.9

To make an idea or plan clear and specific

is broader and adds substance beyond mere specificity

S

to substantialize

vsto substantiate

9.0

To make an idea or plan become real and physical

is the broad act of giving substance or establishing reality

B

to body forth

vsto substantiate

• Archaic

9.7

To show an idea or feeling in a visible way

is about making ideas real or established rather than just showing them

Antonyms

N

to negate

52 5.3

To make something no longer work or be true

How Concrete

to realize

• US

142 2.7

to embody

104 5.1

to substantiate

• Formal

2 7.4

to illustrate

301 3.5

to describe

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology